WATCH: Dog lost for nearly 2 years in wilderness reunited with owner

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FORESTHILL, Calif –After nearly two years alone and lost in the wilderness of the Tahoe National Forest, Murphy the golden retriever is finally back with him family.

This past weekend, JaniceWatkins and her family were at the Lewis Campground in French Meadows, less than five miles from where Murphy went missing 20 months ago, when a golden retriever wandered into their campsite.

“We had heard the story, and there were bulletins posted, ‘missing since October of 2012′,” Watkins told FOX40 in Sacramento.